as in acceptable
that may be permitted
international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Recent Examples of allowable
Due to the revenue brought in by the NBA’s recent package of media rights deals, the salary cap will continue to rise at or close to the maximum allowable increase of 10% per year.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
But Lamont could have used his declaration to also increase allowable spending in each of the next two fiscal years to grow by the same $284 million, plus roughly another 5% or $14 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is a significant amount—enough to cover many college expenses, make a sizable down payment on a first home, or fund an entrepreneurial venture, all of which qualify as allowable expenses.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How exactly that level of allowable loss was arrived at remains unclear.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
But Lamont could have used his declaration to also increase allowable spending in each of the next two fiscal years to grow by the same $284 million, plus roughly another 5% or $14 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is a significant amount—enough to cover many college expenses, make a sizable down payment on a first home, or fund an entrepreneurial venture, all of which qualify as allowable expenses.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How exactly that level of allowable loss was arrived at remains unclear.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowable
Adjective
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Blurring The Lines Of Academic Integrity As AI tools become more accessible, the boundary between acceptable support and academic dishonesty is increasingly unclear.—
Ulrich Boser,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Believers may decide to refrain from voting or choose a third party because, in their view, neither majority candidate is acceptable.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The decision overruled the Supreme Court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which held that courts were obligated to defer to agency interpretation when a statute was ambiguous and when the accompanying agency interpretation was reasonable or permissible.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 July 2025
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At Roselle’s Independence Day celebration, the police department set up a booth to help explain permissible e-bike pathways and speed limits.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Cell Phone Forensics: Extractions Explained A cell phone data extraction is the digital forensic process of retrieving and preserving data from mobile devices to create legally admissible evidence.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In December 2012, Sheila and Rachel agreed to take a lie detector test, even though investigators knew results were not admissible in court.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Members of Jane's Addiction entangled themselves in a legal tug-of-war this week, with several members of the rock band suing the lead singer, who retaliated with a lawsuit of his own.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The restoration follows several efforts by the Trump administration to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including more than 200,000 Haitians who entered the U.S. under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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